1. to make a continuous trilling or vibrating sound, as certain insects do
Usage: present participle of chirr

1. a continuous trilling or vibrating sound
Usage: gerund form; the sound itself

Examples

• The crickets were chirring loudly in the tall grass.
• We heard the chirring of cicadas all through the summer evening.
• The grasshopper began chirring as soon as the sun set.
• The mechanical sound of chirring filled the warm night air.
• She listened to the rhythmic chirring of the insects outside her window.